Check the water drain tube around the fuel inlet on the tank. Mine was clogged and allowed the the cap recess in the tank to fill with water, all...
SLOav8r Has some good points, I always bring the chain adjustment spanner and the 17 mm wrench from the bike tool kit to loosen the chain...
Wow, ambitious for a newbie. Where to start... I just took a 1500 mile four day trip to the tail of the dragon from Pittsburgh, PA. Make sure you...
Its a fact of life, motorcycles have two wheels... they fall over. I've dropped mine twice, a little touch up paint and most can't tell. Whats...
Before you get all carried away and start tearing into the bike, put a radiator cap on it. It will fix your problem, sounds like its not holding...
Yeah these bikes aren't really happy below 3k. I did a pair valve blockoff and it improved the low rpm performance noticeably, but I still have to...
Very nice looking, I'm impressed that it will hold two helmets while looking very streamlined. Does the bike handle the same at speed with the top...
Yeah, I have the oxford grips and left them on twice before I wired in a relay, yes they will cut off at 11 volts as to not ruin the battery but...
Cool mod, I did see something like this on twistedthrottle but they were kinda universal and not as nicely finished. I'm short at 5'7" and I'm...
I don't think that that would be an issue, but you may have to bump the starter with a line off to determine oil flow direction...
I... want... toe to buy it
I have on that my girlfriend got me, and I do like it. Yeah the controls suck and the viewfinder isn't standard, but the picture quality is great...
Does it stay on at full brightness or part brightness. On my 99 the front turn signals also function as marker lights and are constantly...
You got a lotta dice to ride the 500 that far, beautiful bikes that have a somewhat storied reliability... good luck.
Shame, wish I could be there. Thats the place I miss most about Socal. They really made a nice place for riders. I did just order hard cases for...
Easy way to find out is to disconnect the flapper. All you have to do is pull the vacuum line off the flapper and put a screw in the vacuum line...
The green things are the ignition coils, there are four total, two around each head. If the rattle you hear is not too loud your hearing what...
I'm with stosh on this one, check your starter wiring. A friend of mine has a shadow 1100 and the starter switch corroded over winter and it...
Sounds like the seals in your fuel petcock are shot. Gaskets/seals are available. Check places like cheapcycleparts, bikebandit, and oldbikebarn.
I have a 99 5th gen that I have put almost 15k miles on in under two years. It is certainly not super comfortable, but is comfortable enough for...
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